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Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine News
Aug 5, 2025
Faculty Spotlight: Mansour earns AAVA award for contributions as researcher, educator
Veterinary Anatomy professor will also serve as AAVA president-elect By Troy Johnson By now, the baristas at coffee shops in and around the Auburn University campus have gotten to know Dr. Mahmoud Mansour’s face and name, as well as his preferred order. Extra hot cappuccino with oat milk and an extra shot. “That combo really […]
Jul 28, 2025
For more than two decades, Auburn home football games have featured an iconic War Eagle soaring over the cheering stadium. All this summer and fall, The Auburn University Raptor Center celebrates the 25th anniversary of football’s most famous flight.
Jul 24, 2025
Poultry residency program hatches solution-seekers
Alabama’s poultry industry generates more than 80,000 jobs and fuels more than $15 billion in economic activity – one-eighth of the state’s economy, according to the Alabama Poultry & Egg Association. Through its Poultry Residency program, the College of Veterinary Medicine offers the potential to address threats in such forms as infectious disease, biosecurity, pollution and sustainability.
Jul 17, 2025
Elite Animals: Auburn’s Canine Performance Sciences producing top-notch community protectors
A special group of people at Auburn University are working hard to make the world a safer place, one four-legged pooch at a time. Through Canine Performance Sciences (CPS) — a program dedicated to breeding, training, research and technology transfer of talented dogs — the university is placing the elite animals in communities across the country. Whether […]
Jul 14, 2025
Soaring to new heights: Philanthropy powers 2025 grad in eagle endeavors
Far from the rolling plains of Alabama, the tiny mountain community of Haines, Alaska, (population 1,700) might be the last place you would expect to hear a hearty “War Eagle” as an eagle soars overheard. But that is slowly changing with Gabe Hallmark in town. The 2025 Auburn University graduate is an avian curator at […]
Jul 2, 2025
Veterinary Outreach Elective Supports Underserved Communities
Veterinary medicine students often find themselves immersed in learning environments in the classroom or laboratory, intensely studying their coursework. Throughout the months of October and November, however, Auburn veterinary students who are enrolled in a special outreach elective course, are participating in a community service program in north Alabama, providing veterinary services to underserved areas. […]
Jun 26, 2025
Lost and Found: Retired veterinarian Nancy East ’97 found her purpose by finding others.
The alarm sounded on Nancy East’s cellphone calling for the volunteer Haywood County Search and Rescue team. The alert provided the basic information about the situation. Two college students from UNC Charlotte were lost in the Shining Rock Wilderness area.
Jun 23, 2025
Exploring opportunities: Immersive vet program inspires prospects, current students
How do you pique undergraduate students’ curiosity — and hopefully ease any apprehension — about pursuing the field of veterinary medicine? You immerse them in opportunity. That’s exactly what Auburn’s College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) sets out to do with its annual, week-long Summer VIP, Veterinary Intensive Program.
Jun 16, 2025
Majoring in ‘discovery’ Public and One Health celebrates first two grads
Though it just launched its undergraduate degree last fall, Auburn’s Public and One Health (PAOH) program has already graduated its first two students.
Jun 10, 2025
A Fetching Future: Grateful dachshund owners invest in pet care for others
Self-described dog lovers J.T. and Pam Brown make no bones about it — when it comes to football, they cheer for the Georgia Bulldogs. But when their beloved dachshund Buddy needed back surgery, they became big fans of Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (AUCVM).
May 6, 2025
Thanks to CVM’s Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Dr. Melinda Camus and the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind’s Lindsay Kekoolani who supported course creation, Pellis can now communicate with her Deaf clientele, better serving members of the Deaf community and their pets.
Apr 28, 2025
2025 Wilford Bailey Award Winners Announced at Reception
Three outstanding alumni of Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine — Dr. Charles S. Roney ’81, Dr. Dorsey Hightower ’68 and Dr. Danny R. Walker ’79 — will be honored as the 2025 winners of the Wilford S. Bailey Awards during a CVM reception held April 17, 2025.
Apr 10, 2025
Cardiologist performs innovative new surgery
Samantha Sampson’s deep love for Hashbrown started in the wee hours of the night as she formula-fed the tiny orange kitten. She did her best to keep the baby and his brother, Tater Tot, nurtured.
Mar 19, 2025
This vet’s a vet: Auburn alumna’s dedication to working dogs continues following military career
Dr. Samantha Warner has put her respect for working dogs and the veterinary training she received through Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine to work around the world, across nearly every continent.
Mar 14, 2025
Alumna invests in tomorrow’s Auburn veterinarians
When you know, you know. And Dr. Kimberly Roberts knew from the earliest age that one day she would be a veterinarian. But not just any veterinarian, an Auburn veterinarian.
Feb 26, 2025
Healing hearts both near and far
In the run-up to Valentine’s Day this year, Auburn University Associate Professor Randolph L. Winter found himself mending a small but life-threatening hole in the heart of a two-month-old puppy.
Feb 14, 2025
College of Veterinary Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony Class of 2026
The ceremony will be live streamed on February 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM Central. A recording will also be available after the ceremony.
Feb 5, 2025
Translating time – for human and animal health
What can a Bengal tiger, a snow leopard or a mountain lion tell us about Alzheimer’s disease or other age-related medical conditions in humans? At Auburn University, veterinary medicine student Eli Morrow is determined to find answers.
Jan 31, 2025
Auburn experts weigh in on rise in bird flu cases, urge diligent preventative measures
The United States has seen a considerable increase in bird flu cases in recent weeks, resulting in everything from soaring egg prices and pet sicknesses to production setbacks and even human deaths. A trio of experts from Auburn University’s College of Veterinary Medicine answered several questions about the growing crisis in this installment of Expert Answers.
Jan 27, 2025
Dean and Provost Emeritus Dr. Timothy R. Boosinger
Tim Boosinger, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP, passed away on January 27, 2025, after a valiant fight against cancer and its complications. Dr. Boosinger served Auburn University for 35 years and was the sixth dean of the Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine (1995-2011), later serving as Provost and Chief Academic Officer of Auburn University (2011-2018).
Jan 23, 2025
Auburn EcoDogs sniff out danger to American forests
The Asian longhorned beetle, a threat to U.S. trees, will soon have a new foe: Labrador retrievers bred and trained by Auburn University to search for the invasive species.
Jan 21, 2025
Galloping to glory: Alumna takes veterinary expertise to Paris Paralympics
Picture this: The Palace of Versailles as your backdrop. Explosive cheering in the stands. And the shine of gold, silver and bronze medals around the necks of some of the world’s greatest athletes. This is exactly where Dr. Kim Snyder, a 1998 graduate of Auburn University, found herself this past September as the team veterinarian for the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.